Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that statements by the Secretary of the National Security Council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, regarding the advance of Ukrainian troops to the east of the country indicate Kyiv's reluctance to fulfill the key points of the Minsk agreements.

Earlier Turchynov told the BBC that the main task of the Ukrainian military is now "meter by meter, kilometer by kilometer, while minimizing losses, to move east."

"Mr. Turchynov's statement means that Kyiv …

The new American president is “effectively putting TNT under foundation of the Russian system”, causing disappointment in the Kremlin circles, writes political scientist Lilia Shevtsova in her article published on Echo of Moscow web site, while commenting on the decision of US President Donald Trump to carry out a missile strike on the Syrian airbase, and to drop the ten-ton “mother of all bombs” on Afghanistan.  

According to her, “Trump has violated the Russian monopoly on unpredictability,” …

The Russian hypersonic Zircon missile reached a maximum speed greater than eight times the speed of sound during the tests, according to a source in Russia’s defense industry.

TASS reported that according to the source, the Zircon missiles can be launched from the same launchers that are used for the Kalibr and Oniks missiles.

The Zircon is designed to destroy ships. It will be part of the armament of new-generation submarines such as the fifth-generation, Husky-class, nuclear-powered …

North Korea tried to carry out a new missile launch, which was unsuccessful, the news outlet AFR reported, citing the South Korean military.

“North Korea attempted to test an unidentified type of missile from the Sinpo area in the Hamkyong Province this morning, but we suspect the launch has failed,” the South Korean ministry of defense announced.

Later the American military reported that the missile exploded virtually at the start. Its type is still unknown.

"The missile blew up almost …

Author: Dmytro Snegiryov, Head of Prava Sprava public initiative.

Representatives of the so-called Ministry of State Security (MGB) of the LPR released a video of the interrogation of intelligence officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The video shows Ukrainian prisoners, who after being tortured, subjected to psychological pressure, and exposure to psychotropic substances, confessed to committing acts to which they have no relation to whatsoever.

On the recording, a man who calls himself …